13 mai 1607 - Jamestown - The First Colony in America
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Some European countries, including England, were in competition to increase their wealth and power by expanding their empires to America.First permanent English settlement colony established in America. It was established in Virginia by the Virginia Company of London.
The colony was reliant on the production of tobacco. They spread many illnesses to the natives, causing mass deaths. t
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13 mai 1607
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